St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-02-25


the best of it. Wilson hit his opponent
with his left, and followed it when the Dia-
mond ducked with an easy upper cut with
his right. also getting in blow ON the
shoulder Wilson had decidedly tue best
of the round. The friends of each man
were meanwhile shouting themselves
hoarse, Kissing and cheering, although the
referee tried to quiet them. The men went
at it in earnest for the fifth round. Wilson
got in blow on the side and a hard
one on the head, which was
followed by lively scrap with even re-
suits. Then the Diamond made feint and
hit Wilson swinging blow with his right,
tapping the neck. Woodson had slightly
the best OF the round. There was consider
able lively fighting in the next round, the
Diamond hitting on Wilson's neck and
waist, forcing him on the ropes, while
Wilson got in clean hit but light one ON
the Diamonds face. The round was Wood
sons. At the opening of the seventh
round Wilson hit Woodson hard in the face
with his left and followed it up with his
right, rushing his opponent against the
ropes. The hitting was repeated, and
Wilson had decidedly the best of the round.
Beginning the wind-up, Wilson hit Wood
son hard blow on the head with his
right, but slipped again and nearly fell,
while the other got in blow on the
abdomen. They did considerable hitting.
but Wilson gave more than he got and had
the best of the round. The general i'm
preston was that the st. Paul boy had the
best of the fight but the referee said he
should decide it draw unless another
found was fought, which was not done,
Woodson having refused on signing articles
to fight more than eight rounds. At the
close of the fight Wilson announced that as
McHenry johnson had come here expressly
to fight the winner, he would give him the
game for either twenty-five or thirty
rounds. johnson took off his hat. smiled, :
and said that was what he was waiting for.
Desperate Skin-Gl0ve Fight.
New YORK, Feb. 24.-A desperate skim
glove fight took place last night in down.
town resort. between George Klein and
Jack O'Brien, both of Brooklyn. Klein is
90 years DID, weighs 135 pounds and has
won several hard glove contests. O'Brien
weighed lis pounds, is 10 years old, and
has good record. Klein proved wonder
full fighter, and from the third to the tenth
round knocked O'Brien all about the ring.
OBrien was very plucky, and got in numer-
GUS blows on his adversary. In the eighth
round Klein rushed his man, hitting him on
every turn and damaging his frontispiece
frightfully. The latter's face was by this
time reeking with blood, both eyes being
cut. his lips split and he could hardly see.
The ninth round opened savagely, Klein
leading and making chopping block Of
OBrien, who was all but knocked out. In
the tenth round O'Brien gamely came up to
the scratch unable to see. Klein got him
up to the ropes and hammered him un-
mercifuliy. O'Brien finally dropped his
hands. The crowd here made such noise
and din that everything was confusion.
The timekeeper yelled time, but could not
be heard. Klein still hammered away al
O'Brien. endeaYoring to knock him out.
O'Brien's seconds here claimed foul. The
referee Immediately decided in OBrien's
favor. The decision was palpably unjust,
as Klein, and no one in fact, could hear
the timekeeper call.